Pros And Cons Of Harriet Tubman

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There has been a lot of criticism surrounding the idea of Harriet Tubman's face on the new $20 bill. Although I have no qualms about Harriet Tubman being the one to grace the $20 bill, I don’t believe there is any need to change the current money. Instead of focusing on which face goes on which bill, the government should be focusing on more important topics such as our national debt. I find it ironic that although The United Stated is "currently plunged into a $19-trillion debt", the people in charge still contunue to find new ways to waste money (Thornton). Yes, Andrew Jackson did many wrong things, but is there that much of a rush to get his face off of our money that the U.S. has to increase our national debt level? Andrew Jackson was

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